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(43) Date of publication: 18.04.2007 Bulletin 2007/16 (21) Application number: 05775611.6 (22) Date of filing: 27.07.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  D06M 15/61(2006.01) D06M 15/263(2006.01) D06M 15/267(2006.01) D06M 15/277(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2005/026714 (87) International publication number: WO 2006/015080 (09.02.2006 Gazette 2006/06)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 27.07.2004 US 591296 P 03.11.2004 US 624875 P (71) Applicant: Nano-Tex, Inc. Oakland, CA 94606 (US)	(72) Inventors: HU, Cheng Oakland, CA 94610 (US) WARE, William Redwood City, CA 94062 (US) OFFORD, David, A. Castro Valley, CA 94546 (US) (74) Representative: Wytenburg, Wilhelmus Johannes et al Mewburn Ellis LLP York House 23 Kingsway London WC2B 6HP London WC2B 6HP (GB)